Plant-support



1. J. STANLEY. PLANT SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 0| I9I9 Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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JEAN J. STANLEY, OF PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK.

PLANT-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Application filed November 10, 1919. Serial N0. 336,853.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN J. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Port Chester, in the county of Westchester, State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlant-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in plant stands orsupports, and particularly to supports used to hold up plants such astomato, pepper, or like vegetable, and rose bushes, or like floweringplants. 7

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice which is used to secure the ends of a hoop or ring to a stake.

Another object is to provide a novel and cheap device of this characterwhich is formed for easy attachment to the hoop and stake, and removaltherefrom. 7

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plant support made in accordance withmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken .on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2 through the hoop end retaining and clampin means.

eferring particularly to the accompanying drawing there is shown a stakeengaging member composed of a single length of suitable stiff wire andhaving a central body portion formed of the two parallel vertical wirestrands, 10, in each of which is formed an outwardly projecting loop 11for the reception of the clamping plate of block 12. The parallelportions extend vertically above and below the loops 11 and are extendedtherefrom at right angles to form the parallel arms 13, each having itsterminal bent inwardly as shown at 14. Between the portions 14 and thevertical upwardly extending parts of the parallel strands is insertedthe ground piercing stake 15. A clamping screw 16 is threaded throughthe block 12 and engages with the overlapping ends of the hoop 17. Thusthe device serves to hold the hoop at the desired height on the stake,and at the same time firmly holds the overlapping ends of the hoop tothe stake.

It will be noted that the arms 13 have upper and lower portionsconnected by a transverse bar 18, said bar being in a vertical line withthe vertical strands, so that the also engage with the stake.

he device consists of but three simple and cheap parts whereby the costof manufacture is necessarily comparatively low.

What is claimed is:

A plant support comprising a body portion having vertical parallelportions each terminating in angularly extending arms, the ends of thearms being directed inwardly toward each other for embracing engagementwith a stake, the intermediate portion of the body being formed withloops, a block seated in the loops, and a clamping screw carried by theblock for engagement with the overlapping ends of the hoop.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JEAN J. STANLEY Witnesses:

MORTIMER BILLINGTON, VICTOR HoLLnNonnN.

